Newly Betwixt and between: Revising Liminality in the Context of a Teacher Preparation Program

Through an analysis of a contemporary rite of passage-the final stage of teacher preparation-I develop a new theory of liminality that both builds on and extends Victor Turner's enduring insights. The analysis focuses on how preservice teachers in an undergraduate education program engage in a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anthropology & Education Quarterly. - Wiley-Blackwell, 1976. - 37(2006), 2, Seite 110-127
1. Verfasser: Cook-Sather, Alison (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Anthropology & Education Quarterly
Schlagworte:Liminality Transition Teacher Preparation Identity Formation Self Education Economics Behavioral sciences
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Zusammenfassung:Through an analysis of a contemporary rite of passage-the final stage of teacher preparation-I develop a new theory of liminality that both builds on and extends Victor Turner's enduring insights. The analysis focuses on how preservice teachers in an undergraduate education program engage in a process of identity formation within an asynchronous, nondimensional, liminal space made possible and shaped by e-mail and with the support of experienced mentor teachers.
ISSN:15481492